Well here we are at he end of January and once again we haven't been on here to post anything new. It's me, Dan, back again for another round of updates at the end of the month. Here goes:

School started back up for the kids on January 5th and at UGA on January 7th. After an enjoyable couple of weeks off it was nice to get everyone back into some semblance of a normal routine. The kids are enjoying school and learning a lot of new things each day. Shell has picked up another evening class on Mondays and Wednesdays which has caused us to have to be much more on the ball. It seems like Monday-Wednesday just flies by because we are so busy but we're managing.

With the new year brings the onset of indoor track. We had our first meet in mid January at Lexington, KY and followed that up the following week in Blacksburg, VA. The team is performing well and so far we've kept injuries to a minimum. This period from January to June is very busy with travel to meets as well as hosting some in April and May. It puts a lot of strain on the family at times but we do our best to spend as much time together as possible and enjoy those times.

Tucker is playing basketball at a local church league and is really enjoying it. We were driving home from practice the other night and he says "I really like playing basketball games Dad. They're really fun." He's a great defender but needs to work on his rebounding, passing, and shooting skills. It's fun to watch him enjoy the great game of basketball.

Olivia is doing gymnastics every Tuesday. She loves to tumble and just be active. Rylie isn't quite old enough to join the classes yet, which she doesn't like, but she'll be there soon enough. They both love to dance around and be crazy.

Shell is adjusting to a more demanding teaching load along with her Young Women's responsibilities every Tuesday night. She says that neither of her classes have really clicked yet which makes it hard to have really good discussions. We're hoping that changes soon. We celebrated Shell's birthday on January 24th, we had a nice day.

We had to say goodbye to our green 2001 Honda Odyssey after Shell got into an accident on the 21st. The car treated us well and we will miss it. Our insurance company has been great throughout this process and now we just need to find a replacement for the van. Not exactly what we were planning on doing but not much we can do about it now. Just one of those fun curveballs that life throws at you sometimes.

We just spent the weekend in Greenville, SC at Shell's sister's house to celebrate the 1st birthday of our niece Campbell. It was in the midst of a snow/ice storm on Friday night which made it cold and slippery. The kids enjoyed playing with the "snow" and icicles. It's nice to be close to Shell's siblings and parents and spend times like these with them. It reminds me of just how important family is. It's so fun to watch our kids play with their cousin and their aunt & uncles and Grandma & Grandpa.

Well if I forgot anything I hope Shell will get on and fill in what I've missed. Check our picasaweb link for a lot more in the way of pictures. I've put a few here and some video clips, I hope you enjoy.